“It is trite law that in the construction of documents the primary rule is that effect should be given to the literal contents in their ordinary way as they appear on the documents and that anything which does not appear<i> ex facie </i>on such documents should NOT be imported into them.”
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- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY – Trade Mark – Grounds for expunging improperly registered trademark 17/07/2024
- FAMILY LAW – Maintenance and Custody – Whether maintenance and custody are interlocutory matters 17/07/2024
- LAND LAW – Declaration of Title To Land – Proper order to make where a plaintiff in an action for declaration of title fails to prove his case 08/07/2024
- JUDGMENT AND ORDER – Order of Retrial or Trial De Novo – Instances where an order of retrial will not be made 08/07/2024
- EVIDENCE – Cross-Examination – Position of the law as to the evidence of a witness who died before cross-examination 08/07/2024
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- DOCUMENTS - Interpretation of Document - Construction of Document(S)/Instrument(S) - Cardinal rule of interpretation of instrument, document or agreement
''It is the alphabet of his study to any lawyer that in the construction of documents, the words must first be given their simple and ordinary meaning and that under…
- DOCUMENTS: Public Document - What Determines The Status Of A Public Document – Whether the source or authorship of a document
"The document need not be the product of the authority as long as it forms part of its records. In my humble view, the origin or authorship of a document…
- CRIMINAL LAW: Evidence of Forgery in Document Fraud
"In cases of document fraud, it is not always necessary to call a witness to testify against the authenticity of a signature if substantial corroborative evidence supports the forgery claim.…